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Seeking Order in Chaos
03/01/2019

Seeking Order in Chaos

Whitney Clavin
Maksym Radziwill is fascinated by the question of randomness versus determinism.
Radziwill
Philip Isett Wins 2019 Sloan Fellowship
02/19/2019

Philip Isett Wins 2019 Sloan Fellowship

Whitney Clavin
Philip Isett has been awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship, which go to early career scientists of "outstanding promise."
Philip Isett
Caltech Professors Honored with 2019 New Horizons Prizes
10/17/2018

Caltech Professors Honored with 2019 New Horizons Prizes

Whitney Clavin
Caltech professors are honored for their work on detecting gravitational waves and number theory.
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Wilhelmus A. J. Luxemburg (1929–2018)
10/02/2018

Wilhelmus A. J. Luxemburg (1929–2018)

Wilhelmus Luxemburg, emeritus professor of mathematics at Caltech, passed away on October 2, 2018. He was 89 years old.
Wilhelmus A. J. Luxemburg
Decades-Old Problem in Mathematical Physics Has Been Solved
08/23/2018

Decades-Old Problem in Mathematical Physics Has Been Solved

Whitney Clavin
Spiros Michalakis and Matthew Hastings solve a lingering mathematical physics problem with implications for quantum physics as a whole.
Spiros Michalakis
Modeling Renewable Energy
06/21/2018

Modeling Renewable Energy

Robert Perkins
Increasing reliance on renewable energy sources adds uncertainty to power grids. A new model gauges the impact of that uncertainty.
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Joel (J. N.) Franklin, 1930–2017
11/27/2017

Joel (J. N.) Franklin, 1930–2017

Robert Perkins
Joel (J. N.) Franklin, who taught mathematics at Caltech for nearly a half-century, passed away on November 18 at the age of 87.
Franklin
Simon Receives Mathematical Physics Prize
10/20/2017

Simon Receives Mathematical Physics Prize

Lorinda Dajose
Caltech mathematician Barry Simon is the recipient of the 2018 Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics.
Barry Simon
The Mechanical Universe Now on YouTube
12/16/2016

The Mechanical Universe Now on YouTube

Jon Nalick
The critically acclaimed television series The Mechanical Universe… And Beyond, created at Caltech and broadcast on PBS from 1985-86, is now available in its entirety on YouTube.
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Faculty Profile: Andrew Stuart
10/28/2016

Faculty Profile: Andrew Stuart

Robert Perkins
New faculty member Andrew Stuart uses mathematics to study basic questions about how to interface sophisticated mathematical models with data.
Andrew Stuart
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